This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

A mysterious "wedding cake" castle in the middle of the urban desert.

An Arizona museum with a collection of pharmaceutical oddities, including a jar of a gangster's chewed gum.

A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.

When it opened during the final years of the embargo, all the drinks and cigars were free.

Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.

Some of the best Persian food in New York comes from the front window of an unassuming pizza shop.

Ever wanted the laymen's version of your credit card fine print?

This lavish room at NYC's French Embassy is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.

A prohibition era watering hole for the police.

Where now stands a 42-story condominium tower of marble, glass and steel was once the central market of New York’s slave trade.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

An invitation-only museum of items natural and bizarre, arcane and exotic.

This sailor's boneyard was lost under a parking lot for decades before being rediscovered.

A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.